Shocking-machine.



ERRIOT, B. '1. sum & F. A. MATTSON.

G. W. DAVI$ON, W. H

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED an 9, 1913.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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WILLIAM HERRIOT, EDGAR THOMAS SPIDY, AND

FRANK ADDLER MATTSON, OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

SHOGKIN G-MACHIN E.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES VVILLIAM Dawson, \VILLIAM Hnunio'r, EDGAR THOMAS Srior, and FRANK ADDLER Mivrrson, all of the city of -Winnipeg, in theProvince of Manitoba, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shocking- Maohines, of which the following is' the specification. v

The invention relates to an improvement in shocking machines and the object of the invention is to provide ashock'ing machine attachable to the ordinary binding machine which will receive the sheaves delivered from the binder deck, collect them in the form of a shock and deposit the shock so formed on the ground, such machine being compact, light and easilyoperated.

A further object of the invention is to ,provide a shocking machine which can be shifted in respect to the binder frame so thatthe. basket will always. receive the sheaves evenly regardless. of. the length of the sheaves.

A further object of the invention is to provide as a part of the shocking machine .an automatically operated device which will 1 arrest and store the sheaves discharged from the binder deck during the interval that the basket is being dumped and returned to the original position and a,still further object of the invention is to provide a basket with ,.adjoining attachments which will deposit on the ground without 3 the sheaves, effect a pressure aroi'ind the shock in building, spread the butt when dumping-and release and deposit the shock set the same as the machine advances.

; W 1th theabove and other ob ects in view ,--scription proceeds the invention consists es- ,sheaf receiving and shock ,isentiallyin an openended shocking machine @frame adjustably secured to the binder atone .side and supported bya' ground. wheel on the opposite side, an open topped sectional forming basket ,qrotat-ably mounted inthe frame, normally -predetermined instant,

b ried by ,the basket, means for pressed gates cardumping and for retaining the basket to its original po- 1sition, neans for unlocking the gates at a .locked hinged and spring sociated with the basket, pressure rods ex- I tending a delivery chute :across the basket, v i

and directed to g adjoinlng the binder deck Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 9. 1913.

any tendency to upthe binder ing to state that the arms 21' pressure tll'lll tlS- Patented July 14, 1914. Serial No. 766,582.

the-basket, a pressure "bar associated with t 1e through the delivery chuts'and operated by the basket, the parts being arranged and constructed as hereinafter IIIOIe' particularly described and later pointed out in the appended-claims. t

Figure 1 represents a side View of the shocking machine connected to a' binding machine. Fig. 2 represents a rear view of the shocking machine and a portion of the binding machine. Fig. 3 repr sents a plan view of the parts appearing in Fig. 2. 4 represents an enlarged detailed of a portion of the means employe for look ing the gates, and shown inunlocked position. Fig. 5 isan enlargeddeta-iled side view of one of the locking latches and ad-' joining parts. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed perspective View of a pair of the trips utilized for unlocking the basket gates and unlocking the basket brace bars. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detailed side View of and adjoining parts. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detailed side view of the eye forming a portion of the gate lock. detailed "plan view of one of the locking latches and adjoining parts. Fig. 10'is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional View;

plane denoted bythe line through the locking arm, thesectiou being taken in the X-X Fig. 9.

In the drawings like characters of refer ence indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 represents the 2 the binder and 4 the binding attachment which carries discharge arms 4- carried bv binding machine frame,

a rotatably mounted shaft 4 which ejedt the sheavespassed overthe deck.

The above parts form no part of my invention and are not herein described in detail as they are customarily employed on all binders. and well known.

the forks deck, 3 the operators seat onbasket ard arresting forks passing Fig. 9 is an enlarged It is here considered sufiicient for the purhereinafter appearare rotated and controlled by the binder mechanism, their pur pose being-simply to eject from the deck the sheaf formed shown). It might be well to remark that the arms rotate intermittentlygthis being also controlled by the binder mechanism. "Furposes of the description by the binderilmotter -(not" ther it'is pointed out lf gr 'thejpurpose ofthe description later appearing that the bind- 'ing attachment is arranged on all binders at present on the market so that it can be shifted backwardly and forwardly in order 'to accommodate the knotter, it being always desirable to have the sheaves tied more or less centrally whether the crop be heavy or light.

. permanently secured to the binder frame v are spaced by cured permanently to the and having their ends extending ofthe binder beneath the deck where they a cross brace 14.

15. is ashaft slidably"mounted in the ends of the brackets and 16 are hangers seinner'side of the shocking machine frame.

17 is a carriage wheel mounted on a suit able stub shaft 18 carriedby a plate 19 per" manently secured to the outer side of the shocking machine frame. The carriage wheel'and'shaft 15 form the support for the shocking machine. 1

20 represents an adjusting rod having one end thereof secured to the binding attachment and adjustable therewith and the opposite end connected to the shaft 15. This arrangement is provided so that the shocking machine frame will be able to shift forwardly and backwardly with the binding attachment, the shaft 15 sliding in the brackets. I

21 represents a sheaf receivinga'nd shock forming basket pivotally mounted in the frame. This basket is now described in detail.

22 and 23 are two similar sections forming the sidesof the basket which sections are carried by independent stubshafts 24 and 25 mounted in suitable bearings 26 carried by'the shocking machine frame. These septions have their upper edges spaced apart to permit the'entrance of the sheaves to the basket and they are curved in vertical section and converge .rearwardly as shown. The sections carry ates 27 and 28 which are connected to the ower edges of said sections by connected to the sections and to the gates and tend to hold the gates normally closed so that said gates form in reality a false bottom to the basket.

The basket is held in the horizontal or normal position by cranks 31 and 32 fastened permanently to the ends of the stub shafts and connected with side links 33 and 3 1 which pass forwardly and are secured to to the side shaft and to the the opposite end formed into a trip rod 47 which extends upwardly to the side of the strap hinges 29.- Springs 30 are.

arms 35 and 36 extending from a cross shaft 37 suitably mounted on the front-10f the shocking machine frame. This shaft is connected through a universal joint 38 or other such like coupling. with a further shaft 89 passing across the front of the binder and supplied with a crank 40.

41 is a lever adjoining the seat 3, which lever is connected through a link 42 with the crank 40. The lever is supplied with the usual hand latch and detent, the detent operating over a quadrant 43. By manipulating the lever the attendant can upset or return the basket as desired. v

44 is a pair of pressure rods passing through the respective sections and gates and having their ends enlarged to prevent them from escaping.

45 is a guide plate permanently secured to the underside of the gate 27 and having one end thereof forked toprovide guides 46.

47 is a dog pivotally secured to the plate by a pivot pin 48 and having one end formed into acatch 47 adjoining the guides and basket and is designed to engage when the basket is dumped with a trip 49 secured permanently to the inner side of the shocking machine frame. A fiat spring 50 is securedto the plate 45 andbears continuously against the back edge of the dog.

51 is an elongated eye secured permanentlyito the under side of the gate 28 and designed when the gates are closed to pass in between the uides 4G and be locked to the guide plate by the catch of the do 47.

The parts just described form the loc c for the gates the dog remaining closed in the eye until released by the trip rod engaging with the trip 49.

The trip rod and trip are designed and located so'that the trip rod does not engage with the trip until' the basket is practically in the upended or dumping position. It is here pointed out that when the lever 41 is pulled toward the seat bythe attendant that the forward or large end of the basket is drawn downwardly toward the ground. Accordingly the trip rod will swing upwardly with the basket and engage the tripwhich is located at a suitable point on the frame behind the stub shaft 24.

in a set position by a spring 57 secured to the arm. The free end of each arm is'suphas the lower portion thereof curved orbent plied with an offset portion 58 which is ar concentric to the shaft 4 and the upper porranged so that it is more or less directly tion thereof bent abruptly at 73 to form a posite the shoulder 55 formed on the latch. knee and thendirected toward the opening 5 59 isa stop plate secured permanently to in the basket. The chute is supported in 70 60 and 60 are a pair of brace bars having normal position, are designed to pass into sheaves the brace bars reinforcethe gates as 5 gage with the trips 62 carried by the shock- 5 65 is a pressure arm in the form of a loop 49 66 are curved prongs projecting forwardly 5 stub shaft 25. This arrangement is such effecting the spreading of the butt of the construction these pressure arms are made 0 72 is a spiral spring having the ends therethe latch and having one endthereof offset any suitable manner such as by brace bars 74 and covering, at a point to the side, the ope'nextending from the shocking machine frame. ing appearing between the shoulder and the 5 is a curved pressure bar carried by ofi'set portion of the am the guard plate 76 of the binder. The pressure bar'bcars normally against the knee of the delivery chute and it has the upper end thereof extending above the olfset portion of the chute for a purpose later described.

their inner ends permanently secured to the basket gates and their outer ends bent in the form of catches 61 which catches, when the gates are closed and the basket is in the I through the upper inclined portion of the 0 delivery chute and slidably mounted in I bosses 79 provided on the under side of said delivery chute. The tines are connecthey also abut against the stop plates. In e by a cross plate 80 which carries a down- 15 way when the basket is receiving of a pin 82 to an arm 83 permane ntly secured to the stub shaft 24. The pin 82 is received slidably within a slot 84 provided in the arm.

t ey cannot escape from the openings or the stop plates until the latches are thrownmachine I will now describe its operation assuming the binder advancing and the discharge arms operating to eject. the sheaves from the deck. The first sheaf 85 caught by the discharge arms (see Fig. 2) is forced as the gates swing open.

63 is a counter shaftmounted in suitable bearings 6% carried. by the yoke-shaped bar 10.

arms and immediately it reaches the knee is forced by the pressure bar across the up per inclined portion of the delivery chute and into the basket, it being understood having the ends thereof permanently secured to the counter shaft and the body po r.-

from the pressure arm.

The counter shaft is supplied with a short crank 67 connected through a link 68 with a second crank 69 extending from the sheaf as it passes up. The following sheaves are likewise discharged over the kneeby the combined action of the discharge arms 'andpressure bar. When the attendant considers he has enough sheaves in the basket to form a proper shock he draws on the lever 4-1 and dumps the basket. As the basket dumps the pressure arm 65 draws in through the opening in the basket against the sheaves and forces the sheaves tightly over against the pressure rods 44 which effect a back pressure on the under side of the sheaves. The combined tendency of the pressure arm and the pressure rods is to draw the sheaves together and spread the butts. They also prevent the shock from falling prematurely from the basket. Just previously to the basket assumingthe dumped position the locking latches 55 are gaged to hit the trips (52 and so unlockthe of secured in any suitable way to the rear extending ends of the brace bars. The gates ends of the gates. This spring assists the are unlocked by the trip rod 47 engaging that when the basket is dumped the pressure arm is thrown downwardly through the opening in the basket against the sheaves pressing them tightly into the basket and shock. The lower position of the pressure arm is limited by adjustable lugs 70 extending laterally from short spindles 71 permanently secured to the bar 10. In actual from a sprine'y material so that once tllev hit the lugs they will spring back although the counter shaft may not have reached its inal rotated position.-

' springs 30 aforesaid in closing the gates. with the trip 49. This all occurs before th 73-is a delivery chute continuous with the basket is finallynpended endgthe e leverage of .the in d This a e. T

up the delivery chute by the said discharge 1001':

that the pressure bar is sprung back by the 106 shock is deposited the gates are interval that the basket is being dumped and returned to the original position the sheaves ejected over the knee by the action of the discharge arms and the pressure bar are arrested and held by the tines 77 and 78 which it will be noticed are designed to pass up through the inclined portion of the delivery chute and arrest the oncoming sheaves immediately the basket begins to dump. They of course are withdrawn when the basket is returned to the initial position. Once the forced open by it, it being remembered that the machine is at this time advancing. As the basket leaves the shock the pressure rods still have a tendency to crowd in the sides of the shock and prevent it from upsetting. Further it will be noticed that immediately the gates are unlocked and the shock dropped to the ground the pressure arm falls back with the shock and actually prevents the deposited shock from upsetting forwardly as the machine passes away. During this operation the )rongs actually ride up the body of the shoe: and take a position nearer the top ofthe shock than they occupied the instant the shock was dumped. At the instant the basket is free of the sock the. gates spring back under the action of the springs 30 and 72 and automatically lock, the catch 4:7 passing into the eye 51. Simultaneously the brace bars are locked by the locking latches. The attendant then returns the basket to the original position by forcing the lever forwardly. During this motion the pressure arm returns also to its original position.

l/Vhat We claim as our invention is:

l. The combination with a suitably supported substantially rectangular open ended frame, of a pair of alined stub shafts rotatably mounted in opposite sides of the frame, independent similar opposing basket forming sections permanently secured to the inner ends of the stub shafts and having their upper and lower edges spaced apart, simihingcd to the lower edges of the sections, springs holding the gates normally closed, a spring pressed dog carried by one 7 of the gates and having one end extending and forming a trip rod, an eye secured to the other of the. gates and normally receiving the dog thereby locking the gates closed, means for simultaneously rotating the stub shafts and upending the "sections with at-- tached gates and a trip carried by the frame and extending into the path of the trip rod.

2. The combination with a suitably supported substantially rectangular open ended frame of a pair of alined stub shafts rotatably mounted in opposite sides of the frame, hulepcndent similar opposing basket forming sections permanently secured to the inner ends of the stub shafts and having their upper and lower edges spaced apart, similar gates hinged to the lower edges of horizontally the sections, springs holding the gates normally closed, a spring pressed dog carried by one of the gates and having one endeatending and forming a trip rod, an eye se cured to the other of the gates and normally receiving the dog thereby locking the gates closed, a pair of cranks secured to the outer ends of the stub shafts, tatably mounted in the front of the frame, arms extending-'from the cross shaft, side links connecting the arms with the cranks, means for rotating the cross shaft and there. by upsetting the sections and attached gates and a trip carried by the frame and extending into the path of the trip rod.

3. The combination with a suitably supported substantially rectangular open ended frame, a yoke bar carried by the frame and spanning the open end thereof, a normally disposed. sheaf receiving and shock forming basket rotatably mounted in the frame andlhaving an open top and means for dumping the basket and returning the same to the original position, of a counter shaft rotatably mounted on the yokebar, a pressure arm carried by the counter shaftv and normally overhanging the basket and directly above the opening therein and means actuated by the dumping means for operating the counter shaft and passing the pressure arm into the basket through the opening during the dumping operation, as and for thepurpose specified.

4. The combination with a suitably supported substantially rectangular open ended frame, a yoke bar secured to the frame and spanning the open end thereof, stub shafts rotatably mounted in the sides of the frame, a normally horizontally disposed sheaf re-' ceiring and shock forming basket carried by the stub shafts and having an open top and means for rotating the stub shafts to dump and return the basket to the original position, of a counter shaft rotatably mounted on the yoke-bar, a crank extending from one of the stub shafts, a crank secured to one end of the counter shaft, a link connecting the cranks, a pressure arm secured to the counter shaftand normally overhanging the basket directly above the opening and adjustable lugs carried by the yoke bar eugageablo with the pressure arm, as and for the purpose specified.

i The combination with a suitably sup ported rotatably mounted sheaf receiving and shock forming basket having an open top and provided on the under side with a air of normally locked gates, of a pair of wrtically disposed downwardly converging pre sure rods passing through the sides of the basket and through the gates and located more or less centrally of to prevent their escape from the basket, as and for the purpose specified,

a cross shaft rothe length of said basket, said rods having their ends enlarged 6. The combination with a rotatably mounted sheaf receiving and shock forming basket having an open top and provided on the under side with a pair of normally locked 'gates, means for dumping the basket and returning the same to the original position and means for unlocking the gates durinr the dumping operation, of a pair of normally downwardly extending armssecured to the sides of the basket, a pair of brace bars secured permanently to the gates and extending toward the arms, releasable means normally locking the outer ends of the brace bars to thearms and trip means for releasing the latter locking means during the dumping operation and prior to the unlocking of the gates, as and for the purpose specified.

7. The combination with a suitably supported frame, stub shafts rotatably mounted on the frame, a normally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock forming basket carried by the shafts, said basket having an open top, means for dumping the basket and for returning the same to the original position and a suitably supported delivery chute adjoining the basket and directed toward the opening in the top thereof, of arresting tines prot uding through the chute and slidably mounted in bosses provided on the under side of said chute, a cross plate connecting the tines, an arm secured permanently to one of the stub shafts and having the extending end thereof slotted, a vertically disposed bar secured to the plate and a pin secured to the lower end of the bar and operating in the slot, as and for the purpose specified.

Signed at Winnipeg this 10th day of April 1913.

CHARLES WILLIAM DAVISON. WILLIAM HERRIOT. V EDGAR THOMAS SPIDY. FRANK ADDLER MATTSON.

In the presence of G. S. RoxBUnoH, ROLAND FOSTER. 

